Founded in 1939, the MBTA is a non-partisan voice for investment in a safe, efficient transportation network for Maine. With 700 members representing municipalities, businesses and individuals from all walks of life, we advocate for funding of a multimodal transportation system – air, roads, rail, port, transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities – to serve communities and citizens throughout the state.

 

The cost of bad roads in Maine is on the rise: A new report by The Road Information Program (TRIP) finds Mainers spend an average of $299 a year due to bad roads. That's an increase of 30% since 2009.

 

We are in the midst of a transportation funding crisis - and we need our state leaders to help bring about change.

 

The MBTA has prepared a four-point policy paper with recommendations for addressing our state's deteriorating transportation infrastructure.  Download it, read it and share it with your local legislative leaders.

Pulling out the stops

As Amtrak’s Downeaster completes its Freeport-Brunswick expansion, supporters eye future connections

When more than 200 dignitaries and guests boarded the Downeaster headed to Freeport and Brunswick, Maine, on November 1, they were completing the final leg of a journey begun in the late 1980s. The two new station stops represent the latest chapter in the service’s history that began when Maine rail advocates led by Wayne Davis and TrainRiders/Northeast organized to re-introduce passenger rail to the state after a hiatus of more than 50 years.

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